The current population of Senegal is 19,281,054 people, as of 2025 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 18,501,984 in 2024.
Population facts:
- Since 2005, population has increased from 11.2M people to 19.3M (71.6% growth in 20 years).
- For the last 20 years, Senegal has had an average growth rate of 3.58% per year.
- Senegal is projected to reach 47M people in 2100.
- Senegal is ranked 68/197 by population and was ranked 73rd in 2005.
- Senegal accounts for 0.23% of the world's population.
Senegal population clock
Senegal
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World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
19281054
|
8266870341
|
| Population rank | 68/197 | N/A |
| Percent of world population | 0.23% | N/A |
| One net population change |
1.24 minutes
|
0.41 seconds
|
| One birth every |
59.3 seconds
|
0.24 seconds
|
| One death every |
5.21 minutes
|
0.52 seconds
|
| Daily growth/decline | +1,163 | +211,178 |
| Annual growth/decline | +424,411 | +77,079,845 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.35% | +0.96% |
| Population growth rate rank | 37/197 | N/A |
| One migration net change every |
51 minutes
|
N/A |
| Annual migration change | -10,307 | N/A |
Senegal population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3,340,907 | - |
| 1961 | 3,436,375 | 2.86% |
| 1962 | 3,534,686 | 2.86% |
| 1963 | 3,635,876 | 2.86% |
| 1964 | 3,740,535 | 2.88% |
| 1965 | 3,849,788 | 2.92% |
| 1966 | 3,964,299 | 2.97% |
| 1967 | 4,083,870 | 3.02% |
| 1968 | 4,207,587 | 3.03% |
| 1969 | 4,334,974 | 3.03% |
| 1970 | 4,466,328 | 3.03% |
| 1971 | 4,601,864 | 3.03% |
| 1972 | 4,741,631 | 3.04% |
| 1973 | 4,885,181 | 3.03% |
| 1974 | 5,029,437 | 2.95% |
| 1975 | 5,170,810 | 2.81% |
| 1976 | 5,308,564 | 2.66% |
| 1977 | 5,439,549 | 2.47% |
| 1978 | 5,568,096 | 2.36% |
| 1979 | 5,702,895 | 2.42% |
| 1980 | 5,845,638 | 2.5% |
| 1981 | 5,997,160 | 2.59% |
| 1982 | 6,156,961 | 2.66% |
| 1983 | 6,324,504 | 2.72% |
| 1984 | 6,499,364 | 2.76% |
| 1985 | 6,683,287 | 2.83% |
| 1986 | 6,878,192 | 2.92% |
| 1987 | 7,081,530 | 2.96% |
| 1988 | 7,289,618 | 2.94% |
| 1989 | 7,502,207 | 2.92% |
| 1990 | 7,720,523 | 2.91% |
| 1991 | 7,943,085 | 2.88% |
| 1992 | 8,168,395 | 2.84% |
| 1993 | 8,396,288 | 2.79% |
| 1994 | 8,624,078 | 2.71% |
| 1995 | 8,848,101 | 2.6% |
| 1996 | 9,067,014 | 2.47% |
| 1997 | 9,283,495 | 2.39% |
| 1998 | 9,502,952 | 2.36% |
| 1999 | 9,730,887 | 2.4% |
| 2000 | 9,968,260 | 2.44% |
| 2001 | 10,212,942 | 2.45% |
| 2002 | 10,466,214 | 2.48% |
| 2003 | 10,721,176 | 2.44% |
| 2004 | 10,975,704 | 2.37% |
| 2005 | 11,235,472 | 2.37% |
| 2006 | 11,500,094 | 2.36% |
| 2007 | 11,770,344 | 2.35% |
| 2008 | 12,048,959 | 2.37% |
| 2009 | 12,337,389 | 2.39% |
| 2010 | 12,635,413 | 2.42% |
| 2011 | 12,958,897 | 2.56% |
| 2012 | 13,310,495 | 2.71% |
| 2013 | 13,710,849 | 3.01% |
| 2014 | 14,152,102 | 3.22% |
| 2015 | 14,593,331 | 3.12% |
| 2016 | 15,034,521 | 3.02% |
| 2017 | 15,475,002 | 2.93% |
| 2018 | 15,914,498 | 2.84% |
| 2019 | 16,352,922 | 2.75% |
| 2020 | 16,789,219 | 2.67% |
| 2021 | 17,220,867 | 2.57% |
| 2022 | 17,651,103 | 2.5% |
| 2023 | 18,077,573 | 2.42% |
| 2024 | 18,501,984 | 2.35% |
| 2025 | 18,931,964 | 2.32% |
| 2026 | 19,366,546 | 2.3% |
| 2027 | 19,807,242 | 2.28% |
| 2028 | 20,254,562 | 2.26% |
| 2029 | 20,706,628 | 2.23% |
| 2030 | 21,163,189 | 2.2% |
| 2031 | 21,623,709 | 2.18% |
| 2032 | 22,085,928 | 2.14% |
| 2033 | 22,548,831 | 2.1% |
| 2034 | 23,012,018 | 2.05% |
| 2035 | 23,476,591 | 2.02% |
| 2036 | 23,942,221 | 1.98% |
| 2037 | 24,407,574 | 1.94% |
| 2038 | 24,872,512 | 1.9% |
| 2039 | 25,335,991 | 1.86% |
| 2040 | 25,797,506 | 1.82% |
| 2041 | 26,257,464 | 1.78% |
| 2042 | 26,716,424 | 1.75% |
| 2043 | 27,174,896 | 1.72% |
| 2044 | 27,632,997 | 1.69% |
| 2045 | 28,089,695 | 1.65% |
| 2046 | 28,546,280 | 1.63% |
| 2047 | 29,002,001 | 1.6% |
| 2048 | 29,457,233 | 1.57% |
| 2049 | 29,911,840 | 1.54% |
| 2050 | 30,364,944 | 1.51% |
Senegal has a population of 19.3M as of 2025, compared to 14.6M in 2015, 11.2M in 2005, and 8.85M in 1995.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 3.21% per year. Senegal is ranked 25th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2045) Senegal will have 28,089,695 people (45.7% growth) with a rank change from 68th to 63rd.
By the year 2100, Senegal's population is projected to grow by 143.8% to 47M people.
Largest cities by population
|
Senegal
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Dakar | 1.44M |
| Thies | 391K |
| Rufisque | 295K |
| Saint-Louis | 259K |
| Ziguinchor | 205K |
| Kaolack | 172K |
| Louga | 113K |
| Kolda | 62.3K |
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Senegal population statistics
|
Senegal
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 69.2 years | 73.5 years |
| Average age | 24.5 years | 33.8 years |
| Median age | 20.4 years | 31.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.8:49.2 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 3.82 births per woman | 2.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 248.9 ppl/mi² | 141.6 ppl/mi² |
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